Teriyaki Marinated Steak

There was a time when Flank steak was cheap! And so it goes with sudden popularity – a rise in price. Never mind that, though, because back in the day my Mom made this recipe with the elusive “London Broil.” Well, “almost” this recipe because I’ve upped the game and the flavor on this old workhorse recipe.

Teriyaki Marinated Steak

London Broil? It’s not so much a cut as a method of cooking. Find a large cut of steak you can afford, maybe a top sirloin, maybe top round, preferably something on sale. Or go with Flank if you can shell out the big bucks. Marinate it several hours to overnight and then sear it off on the grill or under a broiler. Keep it rare and slice thinly across the grain.

If you’re gonna have steak, this is one way to serve it a little more economically. A few slices per person. A glorious side or two. Like my Grilled Vegetables with Tonkatsu Sauce. Maybe a beer (or two) or a glass of wine. Can it get any better? Well, maybe if it were about 25 degrees cooler, but I’m not gonna get in any more heat/humidity discussions like I did a couple weeks ago…mostly coz it’s just too darned hot!! (and humid, lol!)

Grilled Vegetables with Asian Flair

But back to this marinade. I never knew until recently where Mom got her recipe. A blogger, Yinzerella, (I just love her – she’s a hoot!) wrote a post from the Williamsburg Cookbook on her blog, Dinner is Served 1972. It was the same recipe my Mother made; Mom picked up that cookbook on a vacation in the early ’70’s.

That vacation – it was sheer hell. Excuse my French. Three surly teenagers and the folks stuck in van for hours – and my Dad would never stop. I vividly remember driving through the mountains of Pennsylvania and torturing my brother by calling him “Jim-Bob” in the most obnoxious accents. That, of course, was from the Walton’s – a home-spun tv show. Mostly, I remember the heat. D.C. in August…and tours…and heat…and tours.

Today as I was making the marinade, I decided with so many wonderful ingredients to choose from in today’s supermarkets, why not use Mirin instead of Sherry? Why not add in a few red pepper flakes and a dash of sesame oil…well you have the idea, and it’s all in the recipe, below.

And best of all, in the next few days, I’m going to show you a way to rework that steak. No-one will ever know it’s leftover! (Update: See Simple Steak Tacos) That’s one of the ways I work pricier ingredients into a budget – it can be the main attraction the first night and appear again, later in the week in a lesser (but still delish) role.

In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients except steak and green onion. Add steak to a large resealable plastic bag. Add marinade ingredients. Seal and turn to coat; refrigerate for several hours or overnight, turning now & then.

Drain and discard marinade from steak and lightly pat dry, leaving as much garlic and ginger as possible on steak. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Preheat grill to high, turn down to medium and add steak. Cook, turning once, over medium heat three to five minutes on the first side (until fairly charred) and two to three minutes on the second or until desired temperature is reached.

Alternately, broil 3 inches from the broiler unit for three to five minutes, turn and broil on the other side an additional three to five minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness.

Let stand for 5 minutes and slice thinly across the grain. Sprinkle with green onion if desired.

from the kitchen of www.frugalhausfrau.com

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27 thoughts on “Teriyaki Marinated Steak”

I’m tucking this recipe away Mollie for the ext time we have guest for dinner in the backyard with the the grill going!! It does look like a keeper (as your family has proved!). And you cracked me up with the Waltons!! Thanks bunches!! xox

Of course you are a genius with this recipe! I remember all too well those “vacations from hell” with 5 other siblings packed into a station wagon hauling a Jayco pop-up camper that slept all 8 of us. We were the Griswolds in the making, lol!

Hilarious!!! We had a van, all painted on the sides…it had a little table you removed & the benches turned into a bed. Mom threw a fit, so thank goodness we got hotel rooms!! 🙂 After that, we really didn’t go on any vacations…probably for the best…

Oh how I long for the days when flank steak was affordable! I get angry every time I see the price on it! Your recipe using a more inexpensive cut looks lovely though. Thanks for sharing on Fiesta Friday!

I hadn’t thought of the Waltons for eons, love that clip brings back memories. Your steak looks incredible and with some grilled vegetables the perfect meal. It’s 7:30 AM in NYC I’ve walked and fed Percy and am not letting him see that steak, he will definitely go on strike after having steamed chicken. I am going to a BBQ at a friends house today and I want to send them your post hoping they will take the hint and make it. Stay cool, hope you are not in the “heat dome” like we are. It may hit 100 degree’s in NYC today and with all the concrete it will be unbearable. Have a great weekend.

It was so hot when we grilled it yesterday! omg! So yep we are in the heat dome – I’m on the eastern edge of South Dakota – If I were home, I’d be in the lake!! We did have a big thunderstorm early this morning -Chance woke me up at 6 am!!

So they had something new to me weather wise. They said in the Midwest the heat dome is complicated by corn-sweat. Yep, I guess it’s a thing. The corn sweats out the moisture and makes it more humid. Who knew!! We’re surrounded by corn fields in our little town – but nothing can be worse than heat in a city. I feel for you, my friend!!

Corn sweat omg new one to me. I walked Percy at 5:30 am soaked him with water before we went. Being out that early on the streets is interesting here won’t go into details ugh…. I am going to a BBQ and am dreading being outside in the heat. Stay cool and tell the corn not to sweat it. Give that sweet little Chance a kiss from Percy😘😘😘😘

This looks amazing so we going to give ago next time I get beef and I told son you were going to do a post on what to do with any leftovers….mmmm… his answer ” Oh Really” Ha ha it made me laugh as with around we never get leftovers 🙂

Same with my son!! He’d eat everything and anything and never gain a pound!! One time I made a casserole without the “c” which is how we refer to just a messed up casserole gone awry! I was going to pitch it and my son (just the two of us) said no, he’d eat it. I got up in the am – it was gone. 9 x 13 dish in the sink.

I’m not a huge huge red meat eater and my folks, well, it’s a little harder for them, so I have to get creative. Besides it’s hard to find great ways to use leftover steak!

Thanks, that just made my day, lol!! I’m like you, every once in a while I’ll crave a little steak – but to tell the truth, most of the time I could take it or leave it! At my house it’s a rarity, but my folks really like it a lot – and at 89 & 86 I’m not going to get them to change their ways, lol!! I’m like, eat all the steak you want!!